SNAP SET DOOR HANDLE AND LOCK KNOB ASSEMBLY - A door handle assembly. The assembly includes a bezel including a depressed base and an integral support bracket. A latch handle is operatively disposed within a first chamber at the bezel interior and a lock knob including a resiliently compressible body is disposed within a second chamber. The lock knob is supported between a pair of opposing bosses. The latch handle is supported between a boss and an opposing wall aperture. The supporting bosses and wall aperture are concentrically oriented with the latch handle and lock knob being supported in rotatable relation about a common axis.

2013-04-11

20130088023

ELECTRIC STRIKE ASSEMBLY - An electric strike assembly includes a housing including a mounting device and defining an internal longitudinal cavity, a keeper pivotally arranged in the housing, and a selectively locatable component including a locking device to cooperate with the mounting device to secure the component at a predetermined incremental position along the length of the removable cavity. In accordance with other aspects of the present invention, an electric strike assembly includes a housing defining an internal longitudinal cavity, a keeper pivotally arranged in the housing, and a keeper shim assembly, including a shim, slidably engaged with the keeper to position the shim at a predetermined position along a length of the cavity. A method of securely capturing a latch bolt mounted in a door includes mounting an electric strike assembly in an associated door jamb and positioning a shim at a predetermined position in the cavity.

2013-04-11

20130088024

LOCKING MECHANISM - A locking mechanism is disclosed including: a plunger; a plurality of locking elements; a cage including apertures in which the locking elements are housed; and a sleeve; the sleeve is moveable with respect to the cage between an unlocked position and a locked position; in the locked position, the sleeve maintains the locking elements in engagement with a recess on the plunger to restrict the movement of the plunger.

2013-04-11

20130088025

Self-Engaging Emergency Egress Lock Assembly - A self-engaging emergency egress lock assembly mounted to a door track is described. As a door lock strike element contacts a lock strike assembly contained within the door lock assembly, the strike assembly hinges over the door lock strike element. When the door reaches a predetermined down limit power is applied to activate an actuator. Upon activation, the actuator engages a lock strike stop which prevent the strike assembly from disengaging the door lock strike element. If the door is attempted to be opened while the lock strike stop is engaged, the lock strike assembly pushes against the stop, preventing the door from traveling upward. In an emergency egress (alarm) condition, power to the actuator is terminated, thereby releasing the lock strike stop and by extension, the strike assembly, thus disengaging the door lock strike element, thereby providing emergency egress capability.

2013-04-11

20130088026

PICKUP DEVICE FOR ANIMAL WASTE - An animal waste pickup device that has a handle, an elongate member and an upper pair of operating arms and a lower pair of operating arms located at the lower end of the elongate member. A fibrous material attaches to spiked material underlying the upper pair of arms. The upper arms are hingedly raised and lowered where the hinge connection is at the bottom of the elongate member. The lower pair of arms is configured to clamp together along a generally central point and the lower pair of arms further has spaced-apart apertures that are aligned to correspond with the spiked material such that the spiked material protrudes through the apertures a sufficient distance to engage the fibrous material. The lower pair of arms is operable using a grip trigger at the handle area that is in mechanical communication with the lower arms.

2013-04-11

20130088027

Vertical Bore Coil Lifting Apparatus - A vertical bore coil lifter for lifting coils of steel with reduced risk of the coil telescoping includes a pair of inside legs dimensioned to fit inside the bore of the coil with remote legs to support inner wraps of the bottom of the coil. Opposed outer legs traverse the outside of the coil and terminate in outer legs that oppose the inner legs. The outer legs supporting outer wraps of the coil and prevent telescoping of the coil while it is being lifted. The lifter may be selectively brought from an open configuration, in which the feet are drawn apart to release or receive a coil to a closed configuration in which the opposed feet are drawn together to cooperate in supporting the underside of the coil. In one embodiment an automatic latching and unlatching mechanism is provided to alternate between the release and closed configurations without need for operator intervention.

2013-04-11

20130088028

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIFTING A HORIZONTALLY-ORIENTED SUBSTRATE FROM A CASSETTE - A system and method are disclosed for removing horizontally oriented substrates from a cassette. A substrate lifter has an engagement end for engaging a substrate and an adjustment end for engaging an adjustment assembly. The engagement end includes a recess having first and second arcuate sidewalls configured to engage an OD of the substrate, and a circular protrusion positioned between the first and second arcuate sidewalls. The circular protrusion allows lateral movement of the substrate up to a predetermined amount and prevents lateral movement of the substrate in excess of the predetermined amount. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

2013-04-11

20130088029

HANDLING DEVICE FOR SUBSTRATES USING COMPRESSED AIR - Embodiments of the invention generally include a handling device that uses compressed air to grip and move substrates between different operating positions or work stations in a production line. The handling device comprises a gripping extremity shaped so as to define a hollow seating region in which a sub-atmospheric pressure is achieved, to cause an adjacently positioned substrate to be urged towards a reception element disposed near the hollow seating region. In some embodiments, the gripping extremity is shaped in a wing shaped profile, or substantially curvilinear, so as to make the air flow, which flows through the discharge apertures formed between the substrate, reception element and the gripping extremity, to be laminar.

2013-04-11

20130088030

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING A SUBSTRATE - A device is disclosed for manipulating a substrate having an inside diameter (ID). The device includes a handle, a trigger that slides within the handle, an alignment shaft and a plurality of substrate supports having distal ends. A plurality of substrate support actuators are connected to the trigger. The trigger can move the plurality of substrate supports between a substrate engaging position and a substrate releasing position through selective engagement of the plurality of substrate supports by the plurality of substrate support actuators. In the substrate engaging position the distal ends of the substrate supports move radially outward to engage the ID of the substrate, enabling the device to hold the substrate without touching the substrate faces. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

2013-04-11

20130088031

APPARATUS FOR GRIPPING AND HOLDING DIAGNOSTIC CASSETTES - The invention relates generally to an apparatus for acquiring, holding, and enabling the movement of a cassette-shaped article, such as a reagent or sample cassette, which may be part of an automated diagnostic analyzer, such that the apparatus can tolerate a significant degree of cassette misplacement and/or misalignment during the acquisition maneuver. The invention provides simultaneous two-dimensional movement of the acquiring gripper jaws such that the inter-jaw distance decreases at the same time as movement in an upward vertical direction is provided while the jaw movement is adequately smooth so as not to disturb the physical state of the sample.

STORAGE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A storage apparatus for a vehicle may include a rear back beam installed to be drawn out from a rear bumper while sliding to a rear side of the vehicle, and a pair of left and right storage boxes installed to be seated on the rear back beam and extending while sliding in a traverse direction of the vehicle when the rear back beam may be drawn out to the rear side of the vehicle.

2013-04-11

20130088035

STORAGE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A storage apparatus for a vehicle may include a left rear back beam and a right rear back beam divided while sliding to left and right sides in a traverse direction of the vehicle, respectively when the left rear back beam and the right rear back beam may be drawn out from a rear bumper while sliding to a rear side of the vehicle in a longitudinal direction thereof, and a left storage box and a right storage box installed to be fixed to the left and right rear back beams, respectively, to be drawn out together when the left and right rear back beams may be drawn out to the rear side of the vehicle and divided together when the left and right rear back beams slide to the left and right sides of the vehicle.

2013-04-11

20130088036

STORAGE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A storage apparatus for a vehicle can maximize a space use of a vehicle by a structure in which the storage apparatus is mounted by using an inner space of a rear bumper, in particular, greatly improving the value of commodities of the vehicle by using a bumper door as a step or a bench at the time of opening a storage case or using articles while putting the articles on the opened bumper door.

2013-04-11

20130088037

LIGHTWEIGHT STEEL DOOR FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A vehicle door assembly comprises an inner panel integrally formed by upper and lower horizontal beams interconnected by front and rear upright beams, and an outer panel bonded to the inner panel. The frame portion comprises opposite front and rear U-shaped side frame members non-detachably attached to each other by upper and lower intermediate frame members so as to form a continuous perimeter. The side frame members are made of a first steel material and the intermediate frame members made of a second steel material, which is different from the first steel material. A method for manufacturing the inner panel comprises the steps: providing U-shaped sheets of the first steel material, providing top and bottom sheets of the second steel material, non-detachably connecting the U-shaped sheets to the top and bottom sheets so as to form a blank, and stamping the blank into the frame portion.

2013-04-11

20130088038

Closure Assembly for a Vehicle - A closure assembly for a vehicle includes rails secured to a vehicle body, first joints secured to one of the rails and able to pivot about an axis through a first angle between a first reference position and a second reference position, a panel, and second joints secured to one of the rails, supporting the panel and able to pivot about a second axis through a second angle between a first reference position and a third reference position.

2013-04-11

20130088039

FAIRING WITH VORTEX GENERATORS - Fairings described herein aim to direct air streams into a gap formed between first a vehicle and a trailing vehicle, such as in a tractor-trailer combination, to reduce low pressure wake regions near the rear surface of the first vehicle thereby reducing drag forces on the vehicles. One or more embodiments of the fairings disclosed herein further aim to accelerate air streams such that the air streams travel quickly across the gap thereby reducing pressure forces on a front surface of a trailing vehicle. In some embodiments, the angle of the fairing relative to a surface of the vehicle is adjustable.

2013-04-11

20130088040

DRAG REDUCTION APPARATUS FOR A TRAILER - A drag reduction device secured to each of the top rails of a wheeled cargo van body or container which covers the recess formed in the outer side of the top rail.

2013-04-11

20130088041

OFF-ROAD VEHICLE HAVING A CARGO BOX - An off-road vehicle has a frame, at least four wheels, a seat, a steering assembly, an engine, and a cargo box pivotally mounted to the frame rearwardly of the seat. The cargo box includes: a cargo box body having a front wall, a pair of side walls, a lower floor, and an opened rear side; an upper floor supported inside the cargo box body above the lower floor; an upper tailgate for selectively closing an upper opened portion of the opened rear side; a lower cargo space defined at least in part between the front wall, the pair of side walls, the lower floor, and the upper floor; and an upper cargo space defined between the front wall, the pair of side walls, the upper floor, and the upper tailgate when the upper tailgate closes the upper opened portion of the opened rear side.

2013-04-11

20130088042

VEHICLE IMPACT REDUCTION STRUCTURE - A vehicle structure comprising a body including a wheel house, a fender and an energy absorption member. The fender has an exposed A-side surface and an opposed B-side surface, with the fender including a laterally inner edge extending fore-and-aft that defines a portion of a hood opening, and the B-side surface adjacent to the laterally inner edge spaced from the wheel house in a vertical direction to define a crush gap. The energy absorption member is located in the crush gap between the wheel house and the fender, with the energy absorption member having a fender attachment flange secured to the B-side surface of the fender adjacent to the laterally inner edge, a body attachment flange secured to the wheel house, and an energy absorbing portion extending between the fender attachment flange and the body attachment flange, with the energy absorbing portion being curved in the vertical direction.

2013-04-11

20130088043

MOTOR VEHICLE BODY - A motor vehicle having a windshield, A-pillars laterally enclosing the windshield and a window cross member connected to the A-pillars is provided. The window cross member supports a lower edge of the windshield in that it comprises a support section touching the windshield. The window cross member includes a point of action fastened to the A-pillar, which is offset in the direction of a surface normal of the windshield against the support section. The window cross member also includes a compressible section that connects the point of action with the support section.

2013-04-11

20130088044

System for Absorbing and Distributing Side Impact Energy Utilizing an Integrated Battery Pack and Side Sill Assembly - An energy absorbing and distributing side impact system for use with a vehicle is provided, the system utilizing a collapsible side sill along with multiple vehicle cross-members to achieve the desired level of vehicle side impact resistance, the combination of these elements absorbing and distributing the impact load throughout the vehicle structure. A battery pack enclosure that includes a plurality of cross-members that transverse the battery pack enclosure also help to absorb and distribute at least a portion of the load received when either the first or second side of the vehicle receives a side impact. In this configuration the battery pack enclosure is positioned between the front and rear vehicle suspension assemblies and mounted between, and mechanically coupled to, the side sill assemblies. In addition to providing rigidity, strength and impact resistance, the battery pack cross-members segregate the batteries contained within the battery pack enclosure into battery groups.

2013-04-11

20130088045

System for Absorbing and Distributing Side Impact Energy Utilizing a Side Sill Assembly with a Collapsible Sill Insert - An energy absorbing and distributing side impact system for use with a vehicle is provided, the system utilizing a collapsible side sill assembly along with multiple vehicle cross-members to achieve the desired level of vehicle side impact resistance, the combination of these elements absorbing and distributing the impact load throughout the vehicle structure. The collapsible side sill assembly includes a side sill insert, the insert divided into a collapsible portion designed to absorb impact energy and a reacting portion designed to distribute the impact energy to the vehicle cross-members.

2013-04-11

20130088046

MOTOR VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR PASSENGER CAR - In the case of a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger motorcar, with a body in which at least one opening, such as a door opening, a trunk opening or the like is provided, which can be closed off by a pivotably articulated covering element, such as a door, a tail gate, a trunk lid or the like, which has an outer skin and a support structure and at least one function element arranged in between, which is connected to the outer skin, the function element is provided to stiffening structures and directly connected to the support structure.

STRUCTURE FOR FRONT SECTION OF VEHICLE BODY - A dash-board lower panel in a vehicle body includes a vertical plate-shaped partition plate that partitions the vehicle body into a front and a rear section, and an inclined plate that inclines downward and rearward from the bottom end of the partition plate. At least part of the rear surface of the partition plate is reinforced by a reinforcement plate. The reinforcement plate has an extended section at the bottom end thereof. The extended section extends from above a bent section, which is between the partition plate and the inclined plate, to below the bent section, and is joined to the inclined plate. A closed cross-section body, which is long and narrow in the vehicle-width direction, is formed by the extended section and the dash-board lower panel.

2013-04-11

20130088049

MULTI-CELL MOTOR COMPARTMENT RAIL - In accordance with exemplary embodiments, a multi-cell motor compartment rail system is provided for a vehicle. The system comprises an inner rail member and an outer rail member. Partition members couple to the inner rail member and outer rail member and are configured to form multiple cells within the engine compartment rail system when the inner rail member and outer rail member are coupled together. In accordance with exemplary embodiments, a method for forming a multi-cell motor compartment rail is also provided. The method comprises coupling a first partition member to an inner rail member of an engine compartment rail system and coupling a second partition member to an outer rail member of an engine compartment rail system. Next, the inner rail member and the outer rail member are coupled together to form the multi-cell motor compartment rail.

2013-04-11

20130088050

ARRANGEMENT WITH WATER BOX AND WATER DRAIN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An arrangement of a water box and a drain is provided for draining off water from a region between a windshield and an engine hood in a motor vehicle. The water box can include a depression with an upwardly directed water-directing region. The drain can include a drain valve housing with a drain valve. The drain valve of the drain is arranged above the water-directing region.

2013-04-11

20130088051

Sunroof Positioning and Timing Elements - Continuous cross sectional profile guide tracks in an outer sliding sunroof/moonroof are provided where both the front and rear mechanism or mechanism links travel fore/aft in the same channels as each other and have fore/aft travel that is limited only by vehicle architecture. The guide track channel is partly or entirely outside/outboard of the primary water/wind sealing system of the sunroof.

2013-04-11

20130088052

ROOF ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A roof assembly for a vehicle roof opening comprises a pair of guide rails extending in a non-parallel way and at a distance from each other. At least one closure element is adjustable in order to at least cover and at least partly open the opening. At least one pair of sliding elements opposite of each other on each of opposite sides of the closure element is provided for slidably engaging in the respective guide rail. The sliding elements are slidably connected to the closure element in a substantially lateral direction. A biasing device is used for biasing the sliding elements relative to the closure element in a substantially lateral direction by being attached to the closure element on one end and being operatively connected to each pair of opposite sliding elements on the other end with interposition of a synchronizing device equalizing the movements of the sliding elements.

2013-04-11

20130088053

FOLDABLE FRAME STRUCTURE - A pitman-style foldable frame structure has an innovative and unique assembled design. The frame structure includes foldable panels, a central spindle, lateral frames, oblique connecting rods, a control device, and a central connecting frame. The frame structure offers improvement over the prior art in lowering the material cost and increasing structural support strength and rigidity of the pitman-style foldable frame and achieves practical advancement and better industrial utilization effect.

2013-04-11

20130088054

Vehicle Seat Cover - A vehicle seat cover generally conforming to the shape of a vehicle seat cushion and configured to be easily attachable thereto. In preferred embodiments the seat cover comprises chenille microfiber and is configured to function as a storage container and/or a vehicle cleaning device when not in use as a seat cover.

2013-04-11

20130088055

SAFETY SEAT - The safety seat according to the invention contains a lower fastening

2013-04-11

20130088056

TUBULAR AIRBAG - Embodiments of the present invention provide an airbag system formed of a plurality of tubular structures.

2013-04-11

20130088057

Child Restraint System with Automated Installation - Provided is a child restraint system (CRS) with automated installation that provides automated feedback and control of seat installation angle, belt latching and tightening, and confirmation of correct install. The CRS utilizes sensors to monitor CRS base angle relative to level, confirm correct latching of the CRS to its base and then to the vehicle seat, and confirm tightening of the belts to the required tension to be crashworthy. The stepwise operation and confirmation of the installation procedure may be operated via button(s) or other tactical input, and relayed to the user via electronic visual display and/or audible means. All operations will be overseen and processed by an integrated control system, affording minimal user decision or interface. An intelligent latching device which can be adapted for use with an existing CRS is also provided.

2013-04-11

20130088058

Child Restraint System with User Interface - A child car seat includes: a seat base secured to a seat of a vehicle; an infant carrier removably connected to the seat base; and an interface device coupled to at least one of the seat base or the infant carrier and configured to provide an indication to a user that the seat base is properly secured to the seat of the vehicle.

2013-04-11

20130088059

MASSAGE MACHINE - A massage machine that can stably rock a chair main body in a forward-backward direction and that has minimal overall height comprising a chair main body, a base which supports the chair main body, massage portions provided in the chair main body, and a rocking mechanism portion which rocks the chair main body in the forward-backward direction with respect to the base. The rocking mechanism portion includes link members, each of which has a lower portion pivotally supported by the base and an upper portion pivotally supporting the chair main body. The chair main body is rocked in the forward-backward direction by rocking the upper portions of the link members in the forward-backward direction.

2013-04-11

20130088060

SAFETY-BELT SYSTEM IN TRANSPORT VEHICLES FOR ABLE AND DISABLED PEOPLE - A device suitable for use in a transport vehicle of able people and/or people in a wheelchair is described. The device includes a foot support with a foot attachment for attachment to a vehicle floor and a rigid arm having a shoulder end and a foot end. The rigid arm is connected near the foot end to the foot support. The system also includes a safety-belt system including a safety-belt and safety-belt attachment. The safety-belt attachment has a first attachment point with belt-guiding situated near the shoulder end of the rigid arm. The rigid arm is attached to the foot support by one or more arm hinges. The rigid arm is capable of rotating around the arm hinges. In addition, a foldable chair may be mounted on the foot support. The foot support may be connected with the vehicle floor using a connector which fits in a rail in the floor.

2013-04-11

20130088061

Seat Assembly Having a Collapsible Cushion Support Assembly - A seat assembly having a collapsible cushion support assembly disposed on a seat bottom frame and an adjustable support mechanism. The adjustable support mechanism supports a seat occupant and extends from a seat bottom frame to a seat back frame.

2013-04-11

20130088062

ADJUSTABLE AND PIVOTABLE SEAT - An adjustable and pivotable seat includes a base, a backrest plate and an adjusting rod. The base has a receiving portion disposed on one end of the base and a receiving space defined in the receiving portion, and an opening inclinedly defined through the receiving portion. The backrest plate is pivotally connected with the base and has a series of teeth disposed on the backrest plate and a series of slots respectively defined in between the series of teeth. The series of teeth is correspondingly and movable received in the receiving space in the base. The adjusting rod is selectively inserted into the opening and selectively engages one of the series of slots. Therefore, the backrest plate is pivotable relative to the base and an angle between the backrest plate and the base is adjustable.

2013-04-11

20130088063

Child Neck Support Apparatus for Seats - A neck support apparatus for use with car seats and the like to prevent a child's head from swinging side to side and forward when the child is asleep in the seat. The apparatus comprises a base and a support pillow removably attached to the base. The base has a seat section and a back support riser that is attached to or integral with the seat section. The support pillow has a pillow body with a pair of neck support members extending outwardly from the front side of the pillow body to partially enclose the child's neck and support the child's head in the apparatus. Slots in the back support riser receive straps attached to the pillow body. A head engaging device can help hold the child's head in an upright position. The support pillow can have a character shape, such as a bear or the like.

2013-04-11

20130088064

SEAT FRAME FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - A seat frame for a vehicle seat comprises an upholstered seat, cushion, a seat frame, an upholstery support structure attached thereto and a fan housing with a radial fan. The fan housing has an axial inlet and a radial outlet for the passage of air. The fan housing is supported in the seat frame by means of a holder- which includes at: least one frame-shaped receptacle adapted to receive the radial, outlet of the fan housing and at least one locking element for connecting itself to the tan housing.

2013-04-11

20130088065

FURNITURE CLOTH AND CHAIR - Plural weft fascia portions wider than wefts are arranged in a ground texture formed in a lattice shape by warps and the wefts so as to be spaced from each other from one end of the clothing fabric toward the other end thereof in the vertical direction, and the arrangement intervals between the weft fascia portions adjacent to each other in the vertical direction are gradually decreased from one end of the clothing fabric toward the other end in the vertical direction, and then are gradually increased from the minimum portion.

2013-04-11

20130088066

VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat including: a moving member that moves as one with a rail configured to move in a vehicle front-rear direction; a seat cushion that is coupled to the moving member through a lifter mechanism, is disposed above the rail, and is configured such that the top-bottom direction position of the seat cushion is capable of being adjusted by the lifter mechanism; and a gap concealing member that extends between a vehicle rear direction lower portion of the seat cushion and the rail to conceal a gap between the seat cushion and the rail. The gap concealing member is integrally formed from the top end portion to the bottom end portion.

Nut Sensing Devices - A safety device configured to provide an indication of potential issues associated with a retention nut via a nut cap movably attached to a base. The nut cap(s) can have an electronic sensor configured to acquire and store digital data associated with a corresponding nut. Nut cap(s) can be coupled with a nut rotation indicator configured to provide an indication of a rotation of a corresponding nut.

2013-04-11

20130088070

SPACER FOR SPACING WHEEL RIM FROM COMPARTMENT FLOOR - A spacer for spacing a spare wheel assembly from a vehicle floor of a vehicle compartment is provided. The spacer includes an annular body, an outer flange, and an inner flange. The annular body includes an upper surface for facing toward the spare wheel assembly and a lower surface for facing toward the floor and away from the spare wheel assembly. The annular body further includes a peripheral edge and an inner edge. The outer flange extends from the upper surface and is configured to contact a wheel rim of the spare wheel assembly. The inner flange is offset radially inwardly from the outer flange and extends from the upper surface. The inner flange is configured to contact the wheel rim of the spare wheel assembly offset from where the outer flange is configured to contact the wheel rim

2013-04-11

20130088071

FABRICATION OF WELDED WHEELS WITHOUT FILLER MATERIAL - A hermetically sealed wheel assembly which has been welding autogenously is provided, along with a method and system for welding the wheel assembly. The wheel assembly is made up of at least two components which are laser welded to each other without the use of filler material to create a hermetically sealed wheel assembly.

2013-04-11

20130088072

FABRICATION OF WELDED WHEELS WITHOUT FILLER MATERIAL - A hermetically sealed wheel assembly which has been welding autogenously is provided, along with a method and system for welding the wheel assembly. The wheel assembly is made up of at least two components which are laser welded to each other without the use of filler material to create a hermetically sealed wheel assembly.

2013-04-11

20130088073

FABRICATION OF WELDED WHEELS WITHOUT FILLER MATERIAL - A hermetically sealed wheel assembly which has been welding autogenously is provided, along with a method and system for welding the wheel assembly. The wheel assembly is made up of at least two components which are laser welded to each other without the use of filler material to create a hermetically sealed wheel assembly.

2013-04-11

20130088074

FABRICATION OF WELDED WHEELS WITHOUT FILLER MATERIAL - A hermetically sealed wheel assembly which has been welding autogenously is provided, along with a method and system for welding the wheel assembly. The wheel assembly is made up of at least two components which are laser welded to each other without the use of filler material to create a hermetically sealed wheel assembly.

2013-04-11

20130088075

BICYCLE COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING OF A BICYCLE COMPONENT - Bicycle component and method for assembling a bicycle component comprising several units of which one unit is configured as a fixed unit and at least one unit, as a rotary unit. A fixed unit forms the hub axle and a rotary unit is configured as a hub body. The hub body is provided with a spoke socket for fastening spokes and is rotatably supported relative to the hub axle by means of at least one bearing. At least one separate sealing cap fastened at one of the several units is provided at which a sealed through opening for a unit is provided which unit is rotatable relative to the hub body.

2013-04-11

20130088076

Automotive Hydraulic Brake System - An automotive hydraulic brake system is provided which exhibits an excellent pressure reduction performance to a low μ road while restraining an intake resistance of a fluid pump. For providing the hydraulic brake system, a gate-in valve is connected to an intake passage that connects a master cylinder to an intake side of the fluid pump. The gate-in valve selectively opens and closes the intake passage in accordance with a mutual relation between a master cylinder pressure and a pressure produced at an intake side of the fluid pump.

2013-04-11

20130088077

FULL BRIDGE SWITCHING CIRCUIT - A full bridge switching circuit includes a converter circuit including first and second converters. The first converter includes a first transformer and a first switching element part to control the first transformer in response to a first switching signal. The second converter includes a second transformer and a second switching element part to control the second transformer in response to a second switching signal. The first and second transformers are controlled by the first and second switching element parts to output first and second feedback signals, respectively. The full bridge switching circuit further includes a third switching element part having a third switching input connected to the first and second transformers, and an IC circuit to generate an OR signal by an OR operation of a first control signal generated from the first feedback signal and a second control signal generated from the second feedback signal.

2013-04-11

20130088078

Apparatus, System and Method for Cascaded Power Conversion - An apparatus, method, and system are provided for power conversion to supply power to a load such as a plurality of light emitting diodes. An exemplary apparatus comprises: a first power converter stage having a first power switch and a first inductive element; a second power converter stage having a second power switch and a second inductive element; a plurality of sensors; and a controller. The second power converter stage provides an output current to the load. The controller is adapted to use a sensed input voltage to determine a switching period, and is further adapted to turn the first and second power switches into an on-state at a frequency substantially corresponding to the switching period while maintaining a switching duty cycle within a predetermined range.

2013-04-11

20130088079

SYSTEM FOR CUTTING OFF STANDBY POWER - A system for cutting off standby power of the present invention comprises: a plurality of electronic products that are controlled devices; and a main system commonly controlling the same, wherein each of the plurality of electronic products is equipped with a standby power cut-off unit, which is controlled by the main system to open or cut off the power supply path of the power input of a corresponding electronic product, thereby cutting off standby power, and wherein the main system is equipped with a device selection and actuation unit which controls the action of the standby power cut-off unit of each of the electronic products to supply or cut off power to each of the plurality of electronic products.

2013-04-11

20130088080

Dynamic Break and Distortion Filter - Systems, methods, and apparatus for providing a dynamic break and distortion filter. In one embodiment, an apparatus can include an inverter providing alternating current (AC) power at one of a first and second chopping frequency and a filter. The filter can include an input port receiving the AC power and an output port providing output power by selectively passing the AC power from the input port to the output port. The filter may further include an inductor electrically connected to one of the input port and output port and a capacitor electrically connected to the inductor and to a resistor, wherein current does not substantially flow through the inductor and capacitor at the first chopping frequency and does substantially flow through the inductor and capacitor at the second chopping frequency, and wherein the AC power with the second chopping frequency is dissipated in the resistor.

2013-04-11

20130088081

MULTISOURCE POWER SYSTEM - A multisource power system utilizing output isolated DC-DC converters in a serial input, parallel output arrangement provides uniform input voltage distribution and selective maximum power tracking wherein embodiments include maximum power tracking (“MPT”) with a single MPT controller, a battery dominated output voltage bus, and a regulated output voltage bus.

Networklized DC Power System - A networklized DC power system includes: a micro DC grid, and a plurality of energy routers connected to the micro DC grid. Each of energy routers includes a controlling module for controlling the energy router. A DC receiving port is coupled for receiving DC power from at least one DC power generating system. An AC receiving port is provided for receiving AC power from an AC power supplying system. A battery charging/discharging port is connected to a battery system for charging or discharging the battery system. A DC outputting port is provided for applying DC voltage to a load. A network interface port is coupled to the micro DC grid, and for receiving the power from the micro DC grid or for transferring power to the other energy routers of the micro DC grid.

2013-04-11

20130088085

ANALYSIS DEVICE OF CATENARY-BASED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, ANALYSIS METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - In a catenary-based transportation system which is provided with integrated power supply equipment having an electricity storage unit which stores electricity regenerated by vehicles traveling by electricity received from a catenary and supplies electricity to the catenary and the other power supply system which is a power supply system different from the electricity storage unit concerned, the performance of a rectifier of the other power supply system is determined based on a power-supplying contribution ratio γ of the other power supply system so that the cost value of the integrated power supply equipment becomes lower than a target cost value.

2013-04-11

20130088086

CIRCUITRY ARRANGEMENT FOR A SOLAR POWER PLANT COMPRISING A DC VOLTAGE SOURCE FOR AN OFFSET VOLTAGE - A circuitry arrangement for a solar power plant includes a transformerless inverter for feeding electric power from at least one photovoltaic generator into an alternating power grid, a galvanic separation of all lines carrying current between the inverter and the power grid, and a DC voltage source in an offset path between one electric line at the input side of the galvanic separation and a reference potential. The DC voltage source provides an offset voltage. The offset path includes a DC branch and an AC branch connected in parallel. The direct voltage source is connected in series with a current sensor in the DC branch, and at least one capacitor is arranged in the AC branch. Further, a DC contactor triggered by the current sensor is arranged in the offset path.

2013-04-11

20130088087

NON-CONTACT POWER FEEDING DEVICE - A non-contact power feeding device is provided to feed power from a primary coil on a primary side to a secondary coil on a secondary side, which are closely located to face each other with no contact through an air gap, based on a mutual induction effect of electromagnetic induction. In such a non-contact power feeding device, a repeating resonant coil constituting a resonant circuit is disposed in a magnetic path of the air gap. This resonant circuit is independent of a power circuit on the primary side and a load side circuit on the secondary side and is provided with the repeating resonant coil and a capacitor. In the case of power feeding, the repeating resonant coil of the resonant circuit feeds exciting reactive power to the magnetic path of the air gap.

2013-04-11

20130088088

Circuitry And Method For Inductive Power Transmission - In this present invention, a primary and secondary series compensated inductive power transmission system with primary-side zero phase angle control and a loss-free clamp (LFC) circuit on the secondary-side is described. The effects of non-synchronous tuning are analyzed and intended detuning is proposed to guarantee controllability. The functional principle of the LFC circuit, which is required for output voltage stabilization over a wide load range and varying magnetic coupling, is explained. Finally, theoretical results are verified experimentally.

2013-04-11

20130088089

Wireless Power Repeater - A wireless power repeater for transferring power from a wireless power transmitter to a wireless power receiver according to the embodiment includes a repeater resonant unit resonance-coupled with the wireless power transmitter for transferring the received power to the wireless power receiver, and a first shielding unit having a shape to be transformed according to pressure applied to the wireless power repeater for adjusting an amount of a magnetic field transferred from the repeater resonant unit to the wireless power receiver.

POWER RECEPTION CONTROL DEVICE, POWER RECEPTION DEVICE, NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT AND POWER RECEPTION CONTROL METHOD - A power reception control device provided in a power reception device of a non-contact power transmission system includes a power-reception-side control circuit that controls an operation of the power reception device, and a power supply control signal output terminal that supplies a power supply control signal to a charge control device, the power supply control signal controlling power supply to a battery. The power-reception-side control circuit controls a timing at which the power supply control signal (ICUTX) is output from the power supply control signal output terminal. The operation of the charge control device is compulsorily controlled using the power supply control signal (ICUTX).

2013-04-11

20130088092

INPUT/OUTPUT POWER AND SIGNAL TRANSFER ISOLATOR DEVICE - Input/output power and signal transfer and power and signal isolator device using pulsed, alternating or high frequency signal current having a capacitive structure which provides power and signal limiting control, unidirectional power and signal transfer and input/output decoupling and transceiver-receiver isolation barrier. The device includes at least two decoupled input electrodes arranged in parallel to each other, and at least two decoupled output electrodes arranged in parallel to each other. Each electrode is connected to at least one terminal. Each electrode has a surface that which is opposed to another electrode surface with at least one layer of dielectric material therebetween. The input electrodes are decoupled from the output electrodes by dielectric material and are disposed such that two output electrodes are separately disposed external to the two input electrodes.

2013-04-11

20130088093

METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY FROM A PUBLIC NETWORK FOR PUBLIC STREET LIGHTING - In the method of controlling a public lighting network for public street lighting, a member, such as a server uses a telecommunications network to send at least one command for switching a power supply circuit of an electricity outlet to an electricity source of the network. The outlet is accessible from the public street and from an outside portion of the device of the lighting network.

2013-04-11

20130088094

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus performs a power control method for a portable terminal. The power control method includes measuring humidity around the portable terminal using a humidity sensor, and determining whether a flooding condition occurs based on the measured humidity. The method also includes turning off power of the portable terminal by releasing a connection with a battery that supplies power to the portable terminal when it is determined that the flooding condition occurs.

2013-04-11

20130088095

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL OF AN ELECTRICAL CONSUMER - A method for remote control of an electric consumer end device with a power adapter, for switching supply of power of the electric consumer on and off, whereby a central e-server may select, depending on the automatically recognized type of the electric consumer end device, a power-saving profile assigned to the type of the electric consumer, and may control the power adapter depending on the selected power-saving profile, where the control comprises causing the power adaptor to switch the supply of power of the consumer end device on or off based on the power-saving profile.

2013-04-11

20130088096

SHORT-CIRCUIT PROTECTION METHOD - A short-circuit protection method for a circuit having a plurality of power switching elements, includes, when a short-circuit of a first power switching element is detected by detection device that detects a short-circuit of the plurality of power switching elements, performing a cut-off process of cutting off a gate of a second power switching element through which a short-circuit current caused by the short-circuit of the first power switching element flows, and changing a resistance value of a gate resistor of the second power switching element while the cut-off process is performed.

2013-04-11

20130088097

ON/OFF SWITCH AND STANDBY POWER SHUTOFF DEVICE USING SAME - A standby power shutoff device is provided that includes a switch generating power when turning on and generating an “on” signal using the power, a switching unit generating an “on/off” signal for a product, a power supply unit providing power for function units of the product by receiving an external input power, a power switching unit driven in response to a driving signal to cut off or connect a power supply path for the input power provided to the power supply unit, a control unit generating a control signal for powering off the product in response to an “off” signal from the switching unit, and a driving unit receiving power from the “on” signal from the switching unit, driving the power switching unit to connect the power supply path, and driving the power switching unit to cut off the power supply path in response to a “power off” control signal.

2013-04-11

20130088098

CIRCUIT CONFIGURATION, HOUSEHOLD DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE HOUSEHOLD DEVICE - A circuit configuration for operating a household device contains a power supply connector, an electrical load that is connected via a power connection cable to the power supply connector, and a controller for an endangering component. The controller is connected via a power connection cable to the power supply connector. A device for switching the controller on and off is arranged between the controller and the power supply connector. Safety equipment for disconnecting the controller from the power supply connector is arranged between the power supply connector and the device for switching. In order to supply the controller with electrical power even when the safety equipment is active, the electrical load is connected between the power supply connector and the safety equipment. A connecting cable is provided that connects the controller via the electrical load to the power supply connector, and in which the device for switching is arranged.

2013-04-11

20130088099

Generator and Electricity-Generating System - To provide a linear generator according to the present invention where a load onto a supporting mechanism and the ripple of force are reduced, the pitch of a magnetic pole is narrowed and a high frequency is acquired, the linear generator according to the present invention is provided with plural magnetic poles arranged with the magnets arranged on a mover held between the plural magnetic poles, a core that continuously connects the magnetic poles which hold the magnets of the mover between them, winding integrally wound onto the plural magnetic poles and the mover configured by a row of magnets in which the magnetic poles of the magnets are alternately arranged or a row of magnets in which the polarity of magnets is alternately arranged and magnetic materials, the magnetic pole arranged with the magnets held between the magnetic poles and the magnetic pole provided with the core that continuously connects the magnetic poles which hold the magnets are arranged in a longitudinal direction of the mover by plural pieces, and common winding is arranged on the plural magnetic poles.

2013-04-11

20130088100

LINEAR VIBRATOR - There is provided a linear vibrator, including: a fixed part providing an interior space having a predetermined size; at least one magnet disposed in the interior space and generating magnetic force; a vibration part including a coil facing the magnet and generating electromagnetic force through interaction with the magnet and a mass body; and an elastic member coupled to the fixed part and the vibration part to mediate vibrations of the vibration part and having a damping increasing portion attached to a predetermined region of a surface thereof.

2013-04-11

20130088101

PRECISION MOLDED FLEXURE ASSEMBLY FOR A ROTATIONAL ACTUATOR - A flexure assembly includes two metallic flexure arrays molded into a thermoplastic support base. The two flexure arrays are positioned in parallel in the thermoplastic support base to allow rotational movement about one axis while providing high stiffness with respect to off-axis movement. Flexible supports in the two flexure arrays may be interleaved to form a cross flexure configuration. Off-axis stiffness of the flexure assembly prevents harmonic resonance in directions that cannot be compensated for in a single-axis actuator.

2013-04-11

20130088102

ELECTRIC MACHINE MODULE - Embodiments of the invention provide an electric machine module including an electric machine positioned with a housing. The brushless electric machine includes a center axis of rotation and a support member coupled to the housing. The module also includes a cooling system, which includes an inlet disposed through a portion of the housing, a first channel positioned within the support member that fluidly connects a second channel with the inlet. The housing also includes a drain aperture and a drain guide disposed substantially adjacent to the drain aperture.

2013-04-11

20130088103

Synchronic Wind Turbine Generator - A synchronic generator comprises at least a stator and at least two windings placed opposite and parallel to its rotation axis and at least a refrigeration system. The design of this generator allows a better use of the space close to the external diameter of the generator, allowing a power increase and minimizing the weight without increasing the external diameter of the generator. Depending on wind conditions, one or both windings can work at the same time, which optimizes yield, versatility and reliability.

2013-04-11

20130088104

CENTRIFUGAL CONCENTRATOR WITH SUSPENDED ROTOR BOWL - An electric motor is provided with a hollow rotating drive shaft extending along the central axis of the motor, a stationary liquid supply line and a rotating union which communicates with the liquid supply line and the hollow interior of the drive shaft for supplying liquid to the hollow interior of the drive shaft.

2013-04-11

20130088105

SUPPORT FOR A STATOR OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE FOR A HYBRID ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION - An assembly for supporting a motor of a vehicle powertrain includes a casing covering transmission gearing including an opening and a mounting surface surrounding the opening, a stator secured to the casing, including a reference surface spaced from an axis, and a terminal assembly seated on the mounting surface and secured to the casing, including a terminal electrically connected to the stator through a current conductor.

ELECTRIC MOTOR - An electric motor contains an electrically conductive motor housing which encloses a stator, a rotor, and a commutator ground by a brush system and which has an opening for a motor shaft on one side. The brush system includes a pot-type support housing which closes the opening of the motor housing, is made of electrically conductive plastic, and has a central shaft opening to allow the motor shaft to pass there-through.

2013-04-11

20130088109

MOTOR SUPPORT FOR A HYBRID ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION - An assembly for supporting a motor of a vehicle powertrain includes a housing, a stator secured to the housing, a bearing having a radial position established by the housing, a member contacting the bearing, and a rotor secured to the member and including a radial outer surface spaced radially from the stator by an air gap established by contact between the bearing and the member.

2013-04-11

20130088110

SMT System - The SMT System works like water paddle or windmill only instead of using wind or water as propulsion the unit uses the magnetic repelling forces of South North and North South magnetic fields to propel a Turbine. A magnetic beam array is located at the base of the system. The magnets inside the magnetic beam array are pole oriented to the South North. The magnetic beam array and its adjustable arm point at the generators flywheel flipper arm that pass by on each rotation. Each flywheel flipper has an attached magnet embedded on each tip of its channels. The magnets embedded into the flywheel flipper arms poles are oriented to the North South creating a repelling force that turns the Flywheel Flipper arm and rotates the low speed shaft on the Turbine creating electricity.

2013-04-11

20130088111

ROTOR FOR A MOTOR AND CONNECTING PIN FOR THE ROTOR - A rotor for a motor is provided including: a rotor core including at least one a first coupling portion on an outer circumference thereof, wherein the first coupling portion includes a first coupling groove or a first coupling projection; at least one division core spaced apart from the rotor core and including a second coupling portion on an outer circumference thereof, the second coupling portion including a second coupling groove or a second coupling projection; and a connecting pin including a third coupling portion and a fourth coupling portion, the third coupling portion to be coupled to the first coupling portion and the fourth coupling portion to be coupling to the second coupling portion.

2013-04-11

20130088112

MOTOR AND ROTOR OF A MOTOR - A motor includes a first rotor and a second rotor which are disposed at opposite sides of a stator, and each of the first rotor and the second rotor includes a plurality of modules, each including a pair of permanent magnets and a connection unit which connects ends of the permanent magnets.

2013-04-11

20130088113

MOTOR HAVING MORE MAGNETS ON EFFECTIVE AREA OF THE ROTOR THEREOF - A motor having more magnets on effective area of the rotor includes a stator, a rotor and a rotation shaft, the rotor has a plurality number of rotor magnetic poles, a magnet is installed inside each of rotor magnetic pole, and a concave arc is on the outer side of each magnet and forms the first, the second and the third surfaces near inside of each magnet. The concave arc connects to the first and the third surfaces with a connecting plan respectively, each connecting plan nears the periphery surface of the rotor. The motor has more magnets on the effective area of the rotor for higher motor efficiency.

Electrical Machine With Circumferentially Skewed Rotor Poles Or Stator Coils - A rotor for an electrical machine including a plurality of pole sections with adjacent poles within each of the pole sections being distanced by a first uniform pole pitch. Adjacent poles belonging to different pole sections are distanced by a second (smaller) pole pitch at one end of each pole section, and by a third (larger) pole pitch at the other end of each pole section. Alternatively, a corresponding adjustment of coil pitches can be done in a stator of an electrical machine.

Pre-charged CMUTs for zero-external-bias operation - Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs) having a pre-charged floating electrode are provided. Such CMUTs can operate without an applied DC electrical bias. Charge can be provided to the floating electrode after or during fabrication in various ways, such as injection by an applied voltage, and injection by ion implantation.

2013-04-11

20130088119

PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, ULTRASONIC MOTOR, AND DUST CLEANING DEVICE - A piezoelectric material including a strontium calcium sodium niobate-based tungsten bronze structure metal oxide having a high degree of orientation is provided. A piezoelectric element, a liquid discharge head, an ultrasonic motor, and a dust cleaning device including the piezoelectric material are also provided. A piezoelectric material includes a tungsten bronze structure metal oxide that includes metal elements which are strontium, calcium, sodium, and niobium, and tungsten. The metal elements satisfy following conditions on a molar basis: when Sr/Nb=a, 0.320≦a≦0.430, when Ca/Nb=b, 0.008≦b≦0.086, and when Na/Nb=c, 0.180≦c≦0.200. The tungsten content on a metal basis is 0.40 to 3.20 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the tungsten bronze structure metal oxide. The tungsten bronze structure metal oxide has a c-axis orientation.

2013-04-11

20130088120

PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, ULTRASONIC MOTOR, AND DUST CLEANING DEVICE - A piezoelectric material including a barium bismuth niobate-based tungsten bronze structure metal oxide having a high degree of orientation is provided. A piezoelectric element, a liquid discharge head, an ultrasonic motor, and a dust cleaning device including the piezoelectric material are also provided. A piezoelectric material includes a tungsten bronze structure metal oxide that includes metal elements which are barium, bismuth, and niobium, and tungsten. The metal elements satisfy following conditions on a molar basis: when Ba/Nb=a, 0.30≦a≦0.40, and when Bi/Nb=b, 0.012≦b≦0.084. The tungsten content on a metal basis is 0.40 to 3.00 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the tungsten bronze structure metal oxide. The tungsten bronze structure metal oxide has a c-axis orientation.

2013-04-11

20130088121

BOUNDARY ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE - Regarding a boundary acoustic wave device in which at least a part of an IDT electrode is embedded in a groove disposed in a piezoelectric substrate, the acoustic velocity is increased. A boundary acoustic wave device is provided with a piezoelectric substrate, a first dielectric layer, and an IDT electrode. The surface of the piezoelectric substrate is provided with a groove. The IDT electrode is disposed at the boundary between the piezoelectric substrate and the first dielectric layer in such a way that at least a part thereof is located in the groove. In the inside of the groove, the groove angle γ, which is the size of an angle formed by an upper end portion of the inside surface of the groove with the surface of the piezoelectric substrate, is less than 90 degrees.